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Diarrhea can also cause weight loss. Abdominal pain is another symptom of colon cancer that may prevent you from eating normally. If you have lost a significant amount of weight accompanied with these symptoms, you need to talk to your doctor immediately to determine the cause.
Having diarrhea without any other symptoms usually doesn't mean you have colon cancer. However, if you have diarrhea accompanied by other possible symptoms of colon cancer, such as blood in your stools, pain, or bloating, you may have something more serious may be going on with your body. Regardless of any accompanying symptoms, long-term diarrhea should not be ignored.